Category:Abandoned quarries

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English: A quarry is an open-pit mine from which minerals are extracted. If abandoned they often fill with water.

For quarries that are reused for other purposes once mining operations end, see Category:Former quarries.

Subcategories

This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total.

Abandoned quarries by country‎ (21 C)

A

Abandoned quarries in Delaware‎ (2 F)
Antonshöhe, Vienna‎ (10 F)

H

Hornos de yeso de Villena‎ (8 F)
Hosle steinbrudd‎ (3 F)

I

Italian Quarry, Ruskeala Park‎ (96 F)

M

Marble Lake‎ (15 F)
Marble Quarry, Ruskeala Park‎ (1 C, 238 F)

P

Puna Pau‎ (10 F)

R

Rano Raraku (quarry)‎ (3 C, 93 F)

S

Sinyavino Quarries‎ (3 F)
Sítio Arqueológico de Colaride‎ (6 F)

Z

Zimmerman Kame‎ (5 F)

Media in category "Abandoned quarries"

The following 32 files are in this category, out of 32 total.

Abandoned limestone quarry Unica 2007.jpg 1,200 × 798; 1.03 MB
Abandoned limestone quarry Unica 2010.jpg 1,024 × 683; 156 KB
Abandoned limestone quarry Unica.jpg 4,185 × 2,860; 1.43 MB
Aksum Quarry for Obelisks.jpg 2,848 × 2,136; 1.53 MB
Bistriški vintgar (2).JPG 1,536 × 2,048; 1.34 MB
Disused quarry north-west of the village of Rhydwyn - geograph.org.uk - 1266646.jpg 640 × 480; 105 KB
Dockra Quarry flooded.JPG 2,288 × 1,712; 1.24 MB
Ed granitbrott.JPG 1,536 × 2,048; 702 KB
Ed granite quarry.JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 673 KB
Ed granitstenbrott.JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 657 KB
Edge of Nokogiriyama's Hell Peek.jpg 3,771 × 2,829; 3.16 MB
Fågelviken abandoned quarry.jpg 2,048 × 1,536; 1.7 MB
Fågelvikens gamla granitbrott.JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 1.8 MB
Granite Fågelviken.JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 724 KB
Gressoney ciampono - i.jpg 3,565 × 4,754; 1.38 MB
Haltiala Quarry 2021-08-30.jpg 6,000 × 4,000; 10.11 MB
Hanging rock observation deck on Nokogiriyama.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 4.05 MB
Hornos de yeso (Juslibol).jpg 3,008 × 2,000; 3.75 MB
Igneous rock slabs Unica quarry Villingen.jpg 1,200 × 798; 1.01 MB
Kriemhildstuhl 119-1.jpg 3,216 × 2,136; 4.89 MB
Nokogiriyama's Hell Peek from below.jpg 5,152 × 3,864; 5.27 MB
Pathifin's quarry Nigeria.jpg 1,080 × 810; 115 KB
Quarry Fågelviken.JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 692 KB
Quarry truck grinding 4-2004.JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 811 KB
Remains of Nokogiri Yama quarry.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 1.71 MB
Rock Quarry, Lakes Discovery Trail, 803.2009.jpg 1,200 × 900; 483 KB
Ruins of Nokogiriyama Quarry.jpg 5,152 × 9,159; 11.53 MB
Ruskeala marble quarry Рускеальский мраморный карьер.jpg 800 × 532; 167 KB
Scleifsteinbruch Gosau.jpg 3,648 × 5,472; 9.09 MB
Stenbrottsrester vid Styrsvik.JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 1.86 MB
Zaragoza - Juslibol - 20150401 (1).jpg 3,648 × 2,432; 3.92 MB
Quarries at Tremynfa, Bwlch - geograph.org.uk - 354861.jpg 640 × 480; 175 KB

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